Section 9 of the National Security Act, 1980 – Constitution of Advisory Boards

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Section 9: Constitution of Advisory Boards

  • (1) The Central Government and each State Government shall, whenever necessary, constitute one or more Advisory Boards for the purposes of this Act.
  • (2) Every such Board shall consist of three persons who are, or have been, or are qualified to be appointed as, Judges of a High Court, and such persons shall be appointed by the appropriate Government.
  • (3) The appropriate Government shall appoint one of the members of the Advisory Board who is, or has been, a Judge of a High Court to be its Chairman, and in the case of a Union territory, the appointment to the Advisory Board of any person who is a Judge of the High Court of a State shall be with the previous approval of the State Government concerned.

Source: official text of The National Security Act, 1980 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the National Security Act, 1980.

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